In 2011 a number of nationally renowned health experts began to discuss the issue of young male health seriously with an eye toward developing solutions. Coming from a variety of health care specialties and disciplines, these individuals had written about or conducted research relating to adolescent and young adult (AYA) male health.
Led by this small group, over a two year period beginning in 2011, an interview-based needs assessment process was undertaken. The findings of that assessment were strong and unequivocal: AYA male health care needs to, and can be, improved, and leadership needs to emerge to make that happen.
Based on these findings, in late 2013 the Partnership for Male Youth was founded, with the sole mission of advancing the health and well-being of AYA males. Today it is an independent Washington, DC-based IRS Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It has an extensive communications network and social media presence and is becoming known as the national leader on AYA male health issues.
Today the Partnership for Male Youth is the only national organization whose sole focus is on advancing the health and well being of AYA males. Many other national organizations address adolescent health issues either in non-sex specific ways, or, if they do address adolescent health issues in a sex specific way, only in terms of females. What makes the work of the Partnership distinct from and of added value to these efforts is the fact that it focuses on the health care needs of AYA males that are both unique to their sex and unmet.
Led by this small group, over a two year period beginning in 2011, an interview-based needs assessment process was undertaken. The findings of that assessment were strong and unequivocal: AYA male health care needs to, and can be, improved, and leadership needs to emerge to make that happen.
Based on these findings, in late 2013 the Partnership for Male Youth was founded, with the sole mission of advancing the health and well-being of AYA males. Today it is an independent Washington, DC-based IRS Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It has an extensive communications network and social media presence and is becoming known as the national leader on AYA male health issues.
Today the Partnership for Male Youth is the only national organization whose sole focus is on advancing the health and well being of AYA males. Many other national organizations address adolescent health issues either in non-sex specific ways, or, if they do address adolescent health issues in a sex specific way, only in terms of females. What makes the work of the Partnership distinct from and of added value to these efforts is the fact that it focuses on the health care needs of AYA males that are both unique to their sex and unmet.